RidgecrestFL
A town of 3,571.
Is Ridgecrest a good place to live?
Ridgecrest grades D overall, 534th among Florida's 634 graded towns, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $50K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 79% of the country. One bright spot: 25% of its land is conserved. Ridgecrest’s trail network density is 2.4 miles per square mile, above both the Florida town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On hazard risk, just 35 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Taylor Park, at 36 acres.
Ridgecrest has grown 16% from 2010 to 2020
2,558 counted in 2010 and 2,966 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Ridgecrest grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Ridgecrest is from typical.
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Tropicana Field and 52 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ridgecrest. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
27 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
22 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
26 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
14 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumPhoto credits
Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to Ridgecrest: who provides what
Ridgecrest is unincorporated, so Pinellas County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ridgecrest.
Ridgecrest carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Florida (mostly hurricanes), is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
Ridgecrest keeps 24.6% of its land conserved
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #4 of 638 in Florida.
2.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ridgecrest Park | 0.5 mi | 34 |
| 2. Taylor Park | 0.2 mi | 36 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ridgecrest’s schools rank ahead of 58% of Florida districts
Its one school is below. The Pinellas school district runs its public schools. Ridgecrest’s only public school teaches 438 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 438 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
For health, Ridgecrest earns a C−
Against the 5,938 U.S. towns with household incomes like Ridgecrest’s, it is less healthy than 51%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
Among adults in Ridgecrest, 15% have diabetes, against 13% in Florida’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. For adults in the town, the share who worry about having enough food is 27%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Ridgecrest is ahead of Florida on 3 and behind on 13.
| Ridgecrest | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Ridgecrest | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.1% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Ridgecrest’s workers leave town for work
Ridgecrest has 96 jobs for its 1,336 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Half commute less than 9 miles. Jobs based in Ridgecrest grew to 96 in 2023, 23 more than in 2013. The typical journey to work for Ridgecrest comes to 24 minutes. The top destinations are Largo (17%), Clearwater (12%) and St. Petersburg (11%).
| Ridgecrest | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $50,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Ridgecrest’s year
January nights average 52.1°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.2°.
Ridgecrest’s January low stands at 52°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Ridgecrest | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 52°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Ridgecrest: hurricanes
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 95% of Florida towns, with expected losses of about $238 per resident a year; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on.
Ridgecrest has had 3 paid flood insurance claims since 1998. In Ridgecrest, the FEMA hazard score is 43 of 100. Expected losses in Ridgecrest break down as 37% from hurricanes and 24% from inland flooding. One declared disaster, in 2017, has brought federal aid to Ridgecrest households.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Ridgecrest sells for about $315K
90% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 60.1% across Florida.
Among households in Ridgecrest, 80% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Ridgecrest
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Ridgecrest
About 1 of every 100 Ridgecrest residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
99% of working residents leave Ridgecrest for work
Where Ridgecrest’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ridgecrest
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Ridgecrest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,966 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 56 ft
- Area code
- 727
Ridgecrest’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Ridgecrest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest | #534 | D | C− | — | B | C− |
| Largo | #366 | C | C | C | B | B− |
Ridgecrest reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Ridgecrest with a neighbor →
Questions about Ridgecrest
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ridgecrest, FL a good place to live?
Ridgecrest grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #534 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Ridgecrest, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $303,000, 19% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.